"Yes... Senior Brother, no need to rush. I'll take it out right away."
Faced with Old Monster Du Long's rebuke, Li Long showed no temper at all. Instead, with a flick of his right hand, he produced a jade-green talisman.
Old Monster Du Long's expression shifted. With a wave of his right hand, he sent out a streak of light and seized the jade talisman. He stepped closer, and the two of them almost simultaneously sent their divine senses into it.
Yet neither of them noticed the faint lift of Li Long's brow. The man who had always appeared so obedient revealed a trace of mocking amusement.
Boom!
In the next instant, an explosion rang out. The sudden change happened in the blink of an eye. Though Old Monster Du Long and Fairy Nong Hua were mid-Core Formation cultivators—
—they had never expected Li Long to dare ambush them. They could only barely condense their spiritual power into protective barriers around themselves, but such defenses were hardly worth mentioning.
After the talisman exploded, it immediately transformed into a dazzling mass of light that enveloped them both. Strange runes flickered faintly within the flowing radiance, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary thing.
In the blink of an eye, the spiritual barriers of the two old monsters shattered. The blazing light then swallowed them whole.
The next moment, green light flashed around Li Long's body, and he transformed into a handsome middle-aged man. Needless to say, it was Su Changqing.
Roar!
A furious, startled roar came from within the red light. Demonic qi, black as ink and incomparably dense, surged forth. After the demonic mist flickered, it directly scattered the radiance.
"Hm?"
Su Changqing revealed a trace of surprise.
Before him stood a green-haired monster with blood-red eyes and a body